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Freshman Deuce Bailey threw for 278 yards and a touchdown, and he added a touchdown on the ground in his first career start as Missouri State beat Middle Tennessee 22-20 on Wednesday night for the program's first Conference USA victory. Missouri State (3-3, 1-1) is in its inaugural season in the FBS after finishing 8-4 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference last year. Missouri State capped the scoring on Yousef Obeid's third field goal with 4:22 remaining in the fourth quarter. Middle Tennessee responded with a nine-play, 44-yard drive, ending in Jacob Hathaway's 50-yard field goal attempt that was wide left. Obeid also made a 25-yard field goal on the first drive of the second half for a 19-13 lead.

Middle Tennessee (1-5, 0-2) has lost five straight home games dating to last season. Nicholas Vattiato was 30 of 42 for 267 yards and two touchdowns for MTSU. Jekail Middlebrook had 93 yards on the ground and Cam'ron Lacy caught six passes for 114 yards and two scores. Middle Tennessee took a 10-6 lead on a 52-yard touchdown reception by Lacy. But Missouri State answered with a 10-play, 79-yard drive, capped by Ronnel Johnson's 20-yard grab. The two teams last met on Oct. 18, 1986 when the Bears were called Southwest Missouri State. MTSU won the game 42-19. - Missouri State/AP College Football

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QB Deuce Bailey, Missouri State
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09/20/25 - Jacob Clark, rSr/2026, Missouri State, 6-4, 220 (DS#31 QB) + More +

Jacob Clark threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores to lead Missouri State to a 42-10 rout of UT Martin on Saturday night. Clark ran for a 7-and 4-yard touchdown in the first quarter and then threw a pair of short-yardage TD passes sandwiched between the first and second quarters. His 17-yard touchdown pass to Dash Luke, who finished with nine receptions for 110 yards, just before halftime made it 35-0. Clark was 20-of-28 passing for 271 yards. Shomari Lawrence broke loose on a 50-yard touchdown to stretch the lead to 42-0 early in the third quarter for Missouri State (2-2). Lawrence carried eight times for 65 yards. Jase Bauer completed 19 of 27 passes for 122 yards for UT Martin (0-4). Thomas Ansley scored on a 1-yard run late for the Skyhawks. UT Martin was held to just 71 yards rushing, finished with 221 and committed three turnovers. - AP College Football

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QB Jacob Clark, Missouri State
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09/15/25 - Jeron Askren, rFr/2029, Missouri State, 6-3, 230 (DS#999 TE) + More +

WEEK 2 CONFERENCE USA FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Jeron Askren, Missouri State - R-Fr. - TE - Wichita, Kan.,...In his first career start, the redshirt freshman tight end scored the game-winning touchdown to complete Missouri State's fourth-quarter comeback victory at Marshall. Askren's eight-yard touchdown grab from Jacob Clark with 2:12 to play cinched the Bears' first victory as an FBS program and helped the visitors overcome a 13-point second-half deficit. He finished the game with two grabs for 12 yards. - Conference USA Football

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TE Jeron Askren, Missouri State
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09/15/25 - Kanye Young, Sr/2026, Missouri State, 6-0, 220 (DS#62 OLB) + More +

WEEK 2 CONFERENCE USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kanye Young, Missouri State - LB - Sr. - Menifee, Calif.,...Young paced a feisty Missouri State defense in the team's 21-20 comeback win at Marshall on Saturday, posting a team-high seven total tackles, including three solos, two quarterback hurries, a tackle for loss, and an interception on Marshall's final offensive possession of the night to seal the Bears' (1-1) first win as an FBS club. Three of his stops came on third down to end Marshall drives. Led by Young, Missouri State's defense held Marshall to just 274 yards of total offense and 12 first downs on the night. - Conference USA Football

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OLB Kanye Young, Missouri State
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09/06/25 - Jacob Clark, rSr/2026, Missouri State, 6-4, 220 (DS#31 QB) + More +

Jacob Clark threw for three touchdowns and 359 yards and led a late drive to send Missouri State past Marshall 21-20, giving the Bears their first win as an FBS program on Saturday. Clark helped lead a nine-play, 80-yard drive that ended with his 8-yard scoring pass to Jeron Askren with 2:12 remaining. The Missouri State (1-1) defense forced Marshall to turn it over on downs as the Thundering Herd (0-2) lost 5 yards in four plays. Missouri State took over and proceeded to kill the clock. In the third, Clark threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Jmariyae Robinson with 7:59 left in the third quarter to bring Missouri State within 20-14. After scoreless first quarter, Clark threw a 57-yard touchdown to Ramone Green Jr. for a 7-0 Bears lead.

Marshall countered with 14-yard scoring run by Zion Turner, a 37-yard touchdown run by Justin Williams Thomas and field goals of 50 and 33 yards by Lorcan Quinn before Missouri State staged its comeback. Missouri State ended Marshall's nine-game home win streak and 15th straight home opening win. Clark entered needing 159 passing yards to hit 5,000 for his career. He has now thrown for 200 yards or more in 14 of 18 career starts. It was the first meeting between the two programs. - AP College Football

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QB Jacob Clark, Missouri State
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11/27/23 - Todric McGee, rSr/2026, Missouri State, 6-0, 205 (DS#999 SS) + More +

2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: DB Todric McGee, Missouri State, So.,... Became Missouri State's first player to eclipse 100 tackles in a season since 2021 with 102 total stops and 59 solo tackles (both team highs) in 11 games ... Is the MVFC leader in solo tackles per game (5.36), which ranks 13th nationally, while he is currently 2nd in Valley in total tackles per game (9.27) which is 22nd among all FCS defenders ... He also posted a pair of interceptions, 8 passes defended, 2 fumble recoveries, and a pair of quarterback QB hurries on the season with five games with double-figure tackles ... He logged a season-best 15 tackles at UT Martin (9/9/23) with 3 pass breakups, then matched that with 15 tackles vs. Illinois State (11/4/23) with 9 solo stops ... Brought down 13 ball carriers vs. NDSU (10/7/23) with a TFL and PBU ... Also had 12 stops at Kansas (9/1/23) with 10 solos and fumble recovery. - Missouri State Football

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SS Todric McGee, Missouri State
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11/27/23 - Jacardia Wright, rSr/2025, Missouri State, 6-0, 218 (DS#93 RB) + More +

2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: RB Jacardia Wright, Missouri State, Jr.,...Wright ranks 5th in the MVFC with 69.6 rushing yards per game, while his 4.7 yards per carry rank 6th ... In 10 games, Wright tallied 147 rushing attempts for 696 yards and 6 touchdowns ... He also finished 5th in the MVFC in all-purpose yards per game (96.70) and 14th in total touchdowns (7) ... He had a season-best 22 carries for 163 yards and a pair of touchdowns in win at Western Illinois (10/14/23) ... He carried 19 carries for 77 yards and 2 touchdowns vs. Illinois State (11/4/23). - Missouri State Football

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RB Jacardia Wright, Missouri State
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11/27/23 - Grant Burkett, rSr/2025, Missouri State, 6-1, 175 (DS#46 P) + More +

2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: P Grant Burkett, Missouri State, Jr.,...Burkett's 43.97 season punting average led the MVFC and (currently) ranks 6th nationally, while his 44.1 career average leads all active FCS punters ... Led the Bears to a No. 9 national ranking in net punting (41.08), while booting 11 punts of 50-plus yards this season on 35 total attempts ... Posted a 49.2 average at No. 1 SDSU (11/18) with two 50+ kicks in season finale in Brookings ... Also averaged 48.4 yards on 5 punts vs. Murray State (10/21/23) and 48.0 yards on 2 punts vs. NDSU (10/7/23) at home ... FCS Punter of the Year Award finalist ... All-MVFC punter in 2020, 2021 and 2022 and an AP All-America honoree in 2021 and 2022. - Missouri State Football

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P Grant Burkett, Missouri State
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11/27/23 - Hutson Lillibridge, rSr/2026, Missouri State, 6-3, 315 (DS#999 OG) + More +

2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: OL Hutson Lillibridge,...The Tulane transfer made an immediate impact on the Bears offensive line, starting the first 5 games at center and the last 6 games at right guard ... He averaged a 97 percent assignment grade, 94 percent effort grade and 86 percent technique grade on the season ... He also recorded 10 knock-down blocks as well as 6 touchdown blocks. - Missouri State Football

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OG Hutson Lillibridge, Missouri State
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11/27/23 - Caden Bolz, rSr/2025, Missouri State, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 LS) + More +

2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: LS Caden Bolz,...Bolz was perfect on 93 long-snap opportunities this season, including 43 extra point tries, 37 punts and 13 field goal attempts ... Primary snapper for the Bears the last four seasons ... Earned All-MVFC honorable mention distinction in 2022 and was a Phil Stele Preseason All-America honoree in 2023 as well as a Preseason All-MVFC honoree. - Missouri State Football

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LS Caden Bolz, Missouri State
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11/27/23 - Ronnel Johnson, Jr/2027, Missouri State, 6-0, 178 (DS#999 WR) + More +

2023 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Ronnell Johnson, Stetson,...A year after Stetson quarterback Brady Meitz earned the PFL Offensive Player of the Year award, the Hatters' Johnson claims the honor. A McDonough, Georgia native, he caught 19 passes for 388 yards and three touchdowns. Johnson did not debut until Week 4 against Butler and caught a pass in his first three games. However, he closed his freshman season with 100-yard receiving performances against Davidson and San Diego, catching two touchdown passes against the Toreros. - Pioneer Football League

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WR Ronnel Johnson, Missouri State
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02/17/23 - Davon Townley Jr., rSr/2026, Missouri State, 6-5, 275 (DS#91 DE) + More +

Drew Shelton was asked last week if there's a defensive lineman on Penn State's roster - someone from his 2022 recruiting class or maybe a year or two older - that has impressed him since the summer. The offensive tackle didn't hesitate. "Obviously you guys know about Dani," Shelton said of Dani Dennis-Sutton, the five-star edge rusher who played in all 13 games, logged three sacks and was named an ESPN true freshman All-American. "We battle every day. It's always a fight." Then, Shelton paused briefly before offering another, more surprising name. "I also have to say Davon Townley," Shelton said. Ears perked up around Shelton's roundtable during last week's media availability with the 2022 first-year players. That's because Townley almost left Penn State.

Townley entered the transfer portal in early December. After two seasons with the Nittany Lions - redshirting in 2021 and making three tackles in seven games in 2022 - the former four-star defensive end decided to seek out a new opportunity. Over the next few weeks, Townley was a free agent. Within a couple days of entering the portal, he fielded offers from South Florida, Houston and Colorado. They saw what Penn State, Kentucky, Oregon and a host of Power Five programs saw in the 2021 recruiting cycle: a raw but rangy 6-foot-6 pass rusher with potential. But Townley wasn't lured to Boulder by Deion Sanders. He wasn't wooed by Houston or South Florida. On Jan. 13, a few days before the portal closed to new FBS entrants, Townley confirmed to 247 Sports that he was returning to Penn State. - Tribune Review

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DE Davon Townley Jr., Missouri State
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12/20/22 - Maguire Neal, Sr/2026, Missouri State, 6-0, 200 (DS#999 FS) + More +

2022 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: DB: Maguire Neal, Charlotte,...Neal led the 49ers' freshmen with 23 tackles, including 3.0 TFL and he added a QB hurry. He had a high of four tackles with 1.0 TFL at both Florida Atlantic and South Carolina. He recorded at least one tackle in all but one game and registered multiple tackles seven times. - Charlotte Football

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FS Maguire Neal, Missouri State
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12/16/22 - Jordan Dunbar, rSr/2026, Missouri State, 6-0, 195 (DS#999 CB) + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION: DB: Jordan Dunbar, Rice,...Shea Baker was named to the second team while Jack Bradley, Ekenna Enechuckwu, Jordan Dunbar, Josh Pearcy, Bradley Rozner, Trey Schuman and Clay Servin earned honorable mention recognition. In addition, Ethan Onianwa was named to the C-USA All-Freshman team. Dunbar led the Owls with eight pass breakups this year in 11 games. - Rice Football

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CB Jordan Dunbar, Missouri State
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12/02/22 - Khalil Anderson, rSr/2026, Missouri State, 5-10, 200 (DS#999 FS) + More +

Pitt defensive back Khalil Anderson, a redshirt freshman from Atlanta who appeared in only three games over the past two seasons, said Wednesday he plans to enter his name in the NCAA transfer portal. Anderson (5-foot-11, 180 pounds) was a three-star prospect, according to Rivals.com, in Pitt's 2021 class. When he left Riverwood (Ga.) High School, he was rated one of the nation's top 25 cornerbacks by 247Sports after intercepting eight passes in two seasons. Since the end of the regular season, four Pitt players have announced plans to transfer. Anderson joins wide receiver Jaylon Barden, safety Judson Tallandier II and defensive end Sam Williams. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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FS Khalil Anderson, Missouri State
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